The Yoma attack! Who will save the town? The Claymore will! Yoma are monster who eat humans, and the Claymore women who are half breeds, Human and Yoma, who fight the Yoma with super human abilities. Claymore, Chapter 5, The Sisters in Arms, covers the greatest battle the Claymore have fought yet. This time, they will have to battle more advanced Yoma, Awakened Beings, once human, they have turned fully into monster. Clare is a Claymore, the one you’ll follow through the world of “Claymore”. Early on she met a boy, Raki, who’s family was murdered by a monster. He was saved by Clare, and he vowed to repay her. Raki travels with her for a while, then the two split. But, Raki promises to meet her again before one of them dies.
Episodes:
19 “The Carnage in the North II” the Claymore have finished off a wave of Yoma. They’ve lost their weakest fighters, lowering their already low number of warriors. They manage to defeat the last two Yoma with what they have left. This episode is pretty straight forward, using teamwork to defeat the enemy, and win. Also, by using teamwork, relationships where developed and people started to care for each other.
20 “The Carnage in the North III” Starts off with Raki and a girl (named Pricilla). Isley, the mysterious man who is traveling with Pricilla and seems to know her well, has returned with horses. Then they get the news that there are Claymore in a town called Pieta. Raki immediately tries to take off to Pieta, but is convinced to stay with Isley and Pricilla, because they are going that way as well. Later that night, Isley agrees to train Raki in the ways of the sword. Meanwhile, the Claymore received a fresh shipment of supplies, and the bonds between the women strengthen. Back with Raki and his traveling partners, you discover some interesting things about Isley. There is a lot of trust testing and trust building situations in this episode.
21 “Invasion of Pieta I” The next wave of Awakened Beings have come. The Claymore are prepared to fight to the death, but what they weren’t ready for the Yoma of legend, Rigaldo. Raki encounters something unexpected as well, something about Pricilla. Then, back with the Claymore, almost all of what was left of the warriors has been wiped out. This is defiantly the toughest foe they have had to face. Wills are tested in this episode, as well as bonds. This is the most befuddling of the four episodes, all the character you started to really understand are killed off, and pretty quickly, too.
22 “Invasion of Pieta II” Clare is one of the last Claymore standing. She’s resorting heavily on her Yome powers, pushing the limit of her humanity. It doesn't look good for her. Raki decides not to kill Pricilla (which was his first intended reaction to his discovery about her), instead, he leaves the party to go find Clare. Clare is battling the best within, while Raki battles wether or not to go, or stay.
There were two extras that weren’t trailers and textless songs. The first was and interview with Art Settings Nobuhito Sue. It was pretty cool. You got the insight of what the artist have to do, which I didn’t know. The second was Episode 19 commentary. This has to be the most entertaining commentary I’ve seen yet. One of the character voices talks about having to direct an episode with almost 24 character that look the same, and may even sound similar.
Overall, I really like the Claymore series. There are a lot of moral issues explored in this series, the battle of the beast inside, honor, wether or not it’s okay to kill something if it’s not human, etc. I must admit, I was a little confused with who was who at times, but watching it a second time, I was confused no more. The characters are developed with ease, and the plot is strong. Everything flows nicely, (though I suggest you start with from the beginning, if you are new to this series) and is clear. A great Anime of those 14 and up.
ComicsOnline gives Claymore, Chapter 5, The Sisters in Arms, 5 out of 5 Claymore swords.
